Summer Showcase 2020 Highlights
As we settle into the start of a new academic year, we want to remind you once more of the brilliant work that was submitted as part of our Mandarin […]
Tag Archives: Mandarin Excellence Programme
MEP Summer Showcase
Students on the Mandarin Excellence Programme (11-15 years old) all begin in Year 7 and study Mandarin for 8 hours per week (4 taught hours and 4 hours of self-study). […]
Gaining Excellence: has the MEP achieved its goals?
Has the Mandarin Excellence Programme achieved its goal of having 5,000 pupils on track to fluency by 2020? Jody Gee, Co-Headteacher of the Anglo European School and Chair of the […]
MEP schools compete in regional Mandarin Speaking Competition
The final of the British Council’s annual Mandarin Speaking Competition took place in London last week. The competition offers a fun opportunity for secondary school students to practice and improve […]
MEP KS3 Student Projects
After the success of the Year 7 and Year 8 Mandarin Excellence Programme (MEP) student projects, the IOE CI has teamed up with experienced Mandarin teacher Dr. Theresa Munford, formerly […]
2019 MEP Intensive Learning in Nottingham
From Monday 24th to Thursday 27th July, almost 400 Year 9 students from fifteen different schools will take part in an intensive Mandarin residential at Nottingham University as part of […]
CBI ‘Winning Worldwide’ report welcomes Mandarin Excellence Programme
A new report published by the CBI has highlighted the role that the Mandarin Excellence Programme can have in helping UK businesses grow their trade internationally. The “Winning Worldwide” Export […]
IOE CI Job Vacancy: Mandarin Excellence Programme Project Officer
The IOE Confucius Institute is now recruiting a new Project Officer to join our team.
IOE CI Job Vacancy: Mandarin Excellence Programme Coordinator
IOE CI is now recruiting to the post of Mandarin Excellence Programme Coordinator . There is a huge variety in the role of MEP Programme Coordinator. Whoever is appointed will work […]
Mandarin Excellence Programme feature on Sky News
Yesterday morning (April 11 2018) Sky News ran a feature on the Mandarin Excellence Programme, in light of newly published YouGov research.
Hundreds of pupils in England ‘on track towards fluency’ in Mandarin as second year of Mandarin Excellence Programme Begins
Hundreds of school pupils in England are on track towards fluency in Mandarin Chinese as part of a national language learning initiative which starts its second year this term. Progress […]